Shirakawa topographic map
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Name: Shirakawa topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Shirakawa, Ono County, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Japan (36.09301 136.76495 36.36755 136.97553)
Average elevation: 1,207 m
Minimum elevation: 347 m
Maximum elevation: 2,691 m
Shirakawa is a mountain village located in far northern Gifu Prefecture, bordering Ishikawa Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture on the Ryōhaku Mountains. Mount Hakusan is the highest elevation at 2,172 metres (7,126 ft). The village's area is 95.7% mountainous forests, and its steep places are characteristic. In between the mountains flows the Shō River, which continues to the north into Nanto, Toyama. Most of the population is in its river valley. Since the opening of Hida Tunnel, Shirakawa can be reached within 50 minutes from Takayama, Gifu compared to the earlier three hour drive, and only an hour to Nanto in Toyama.